Krystal Baugher. After a pretty brutal breakup of mine , I remember the day I finally emerged from wallowing in my dark cold basement. Then she sat me down in front of my computer and told me I was going to start dating again.
I looked at her in horror. I just stared into the brightness of the computer light, mostly confused until what she said sunk in. I could just meet people, no strings attached. In fact, she was right, I needed to find the rebound. The one guy who was so incredibly hot it would help me get my groove back, remind me I still had it, get me out of my rut of despair and heartache.
So I went for it. He ended up being this quite attractive, very tall man with an unfortunate moustache and an even more unfortunate need to baby-talk during sex. He lasted all of one night, but it was one of those short term relationships that needed to happen. Here are a few things to consider when it comes to short term versus long term relationship priorities.
Not every relationship is meant for the long-haul. Often times people want a connection of some sort βphysical, mental, spiritualβwithout it being so serious.
There are all sorts of short term relationship structures out there like the one night stand ONS , the friends with benefits FWB and the play thing PT regularly scheduled sex with one person minus the friends part. The priorities within these structures usually include a closer desire to fulfill basic needs like sexual gratification, fun, momentary closeness with another human being, touch, self-discovery through the discovery of new people, re-examining wants for long term partnership etc.
